I know it sounds awful but on the other hand Linus explains why it's like that in this video https://youtu.be/7KuLMe6KSVQ?si=DAdNH3JlZ4HShIYZ

Not trying to justify it, just it's good to know why.

Like gambling, buying Apple products is a stupid tax

Frankly, who even uses the USB port on their phone for data transfers unless it's an emergency? I just stream media from my NAS using Navidrome and Jellyfin, use Syncthing to back up my photos and sync files I need, and mount the SMB shares I need to access. The eMMC and SD cards are slower than USB 3 speeds, anyway. Most SD cards don't even max out USB 2.

The only sensible real life use case for USB 3 for phones would be external monitors.

Oh good, the weekly “Apple is the worst company in the world” post.